Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 197
वर्णाश्रमपरिध्वंसाः प्रवर्तंते च द्वापरे । तदा व्यासैश्चतुर्द्धा च व्यस्यते द्वापरात्ततः
varṇāśramaparidhvaṃsāḥ pravartaṃte ca dvāpare | tadā vyāsaiścaturddhā ca vyasyate dvāparāttataḥ
Im Dvāpara-Zeitalter setzt der Verfall der Ordnung von varṇa und āśrama ein. Dann ordnen die Vyāsas den einen Veda in vier Teile—so geschieht es seit dem Dvāpara fortan.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A contemplative Vyāsa in a forest āśrama, sensing Dvāpara’s dharma-decline, preparing palm-leaf manuscripts; four streams of Veda symbolized as four luminous currents.
FAQs
As human capacity declines with the yuga, scripture is compassionately reorganized to preserve access to dharma.
None; it discusses yuga-history and the transmission of the Veda.
None; it explains scriptural arrangement rather than ritual performance.